49 h. ago McLaren driver, 28, who seriously injured his passenger in fiery crash when he ploughed £100,000 supercar into house is jailed

Zachary Hocking, 28, was driving a McLaren 570GT V8 at an average speed of 91mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control and ploughed into a property in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.

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4 d. ago Ryanair AXES summer holiday routes that carry 400,000 passengers

The budget airline revealed yesterday the latest route to go from the carrier's schedule, after it scrapped 24 routes to and from Germany over 'exorbitant' taxes last month.

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5 d. ago Mary Fowler claims racist treatment at French club Montpellier after receiving bananas as leaving present

Forward makes claim about dressing room incident at Montpellier‘It was hard to see it as merely a simple error,’ says Matildas star Matildas star Mary Fowler has claimed she experienced racism while at Montpellier in 2022 when she was given bananas while others in the squad received flowers at the end of her final season with the French club.The explosive revelations are contained in her memoir Bloom, which was released this week and details the extensive challenges she has faced in her young career, including a pattern of self harm she has worked hard to overcome. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Disruptive passengers to face €20,000 fines and flight bans in new ruling

One European country has introduced bold new measures to tackle disruptive and antisocial behaviour on flights.

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6 d. ago Antisocial air passengers face €20,000 fines and flight bans in new French ruling

The French Transport Minister described the new ruling as ‘swift, fair and proportionate enforcement’

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2 w. ago United Airlines stewardess ten times legal limit after downing vodka on flight

Margit Lake, 56, said she had "needed to calm down" before she downed the vodka during a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Heathrow - she has now been fined

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2 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president will leave prison later today following appeal court hearing

Sarkozy, 70, who will be placed on judicial supervision, will also be banned from leaving the French territory, the court said. An appeal trial is expected to take place later.

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2 w. ago French court to decide if Nicolas Sarkozy can leave prison – Europe live

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracyThe public prosecutor’s office appears to be in favour of releasing Nicolas Sarkozy from jail and imposing judicial supervision through other means, backed with a ban on contacting anyone else involved in the Libyan case, the French media Le Figaro and BFM TV are reporting.During the hearing, Sarkozy was also asked about his professional activities and travels, which may suggest this issue could also part of the court’s order. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chinese fashion giant Shein bans all sex dolls after French investigation into ‘child

Scandal erupts just as Shein opens its first bricks-and-mortar store in Paris

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3 w. ago Shein to cooperate with French investigation into sale of childlike sex dolls

Spokesperson says company prepared to share names of those who bought dolls before they were removed from saleThe Asian e-commerce company Shein has pledged to cooperate with French prosecutors who have opened an investigation into the sale of childlike sex dolls on its platform.“We will cooperate fully with the judicial authorities,” Shein’s spokesperson in France, Quentin Ruffat, told RMC radio, adding that the company was prepared to share names of those who had bought such dolls. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Shein bans sex dolls after French authorities launch investigation into some that resemble children

France opened investigations against the e-commerce giant for selling the items, just days before it was due to open a physical store in ParisE-commerce company Shein has announced it will ban sex dolls from sale on its sites, after French authorities condemned the company for featuring some that resembled children.In a statement on Monday, the company said that it was imposing a “total ban on sex-doll-type products” and had deleted all listings and images linked to them. A spokesperson told the AFP news agency the ban applied globally. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago French chef says you should add one simple ingredient to your porridge

French chef Joel Mielle has shared his blueberry and banana porridge recipe - and there's one ingredient he says you should add to your breakfast dish

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3 w. ago Van passenger admits involvement in £440,000 cannabis operation

Police intercepted the huge consignment on the M74 near Hamilton after a tip-off in November 2021.

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4 w. ago The Louvre invited a former thief for a podcast. He warned of a security breach

Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the now-infamous Apollo Gallery for a Louvre podcast says he warned a museum official of weaknesses in security

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4 w. ago Titanic passenger’s archive set to sell for more than £100,000

Among the items included in the sale is the only first class passenger list from the stricken liner to have survived.

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last month UK tourist hotspot's railway slammed as having 'nothing to see'

Andy Lamb, who runs Wales Outdoors, has vowed to stop sending clients to visit Snowdon Mountain Railway, which draws more than 140,000 passengers each year

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